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Carrageenans or carrageenins (pronounced /ˌkærəˈɡiːnənz/ , with a hard g) are a family of linear sulphated polysaccharides extracted from red seaweeds. The origin of the name is unclear and...
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When the carrageenan is dissolved, it is clarified through conventional filtration and is then concentrated by membrane ultrafiltration. The carrageenan is precipitated by alcohol or potassium chloride to separate it from soluble impurities.
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STOMACH ACHES CAUSED BY CARRAGEENAN ... Carrageenan is a thickening agent. It's the vegetarian equivalent of casein, the same protein that is isolated from milk and used to thicken foods. Casein is also used to produce paints, and is the glue used to hold a label to a bottle of beer.
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the widely used food additive carrageenan causes cancer ... Carrageenan, an extract from red seaweed, is used in a variety of foods such as as a thickener, stabilizer and texturizer. It can be found in products such as ice cream, whipped cream, pudding and yogurt.
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Carrageenan Trivia: Food Reference history, trivia, kitchen & cooking tips & facts, recipes, quotes, humor, poetry and culinary crosswords ... Carrageenan is obtained from various red seaweeds (marine algae) one of which is the cold water Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus). The major sources of carrageenan are now the two...
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It would appear that carrageenan is only partially degraded, that most of the degradation takes place in the stomach, and that this limited degradation has no effect on the wall of the stomach, where the pH is very low and acid hydrolysis undoubtedly occurs.
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